TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 01/12/2017

01/12/2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedⁱⁱ:

Dignity PLC

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments	X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)ⁱⁱⁱ

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation^iv
Name	BlackRock, Inc.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)	Wilmington, DE, USA

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)^v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached^vi:

29/11/2017

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

30/11/2017

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuer^vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	Below 5%	Below 5%	Below 5%	49,931,620
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	3.95%	1.04%	5.00%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached^viii

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rights^ix		% of voting rights
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109 /EC) (DTR5.1)	Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109 /EC) (DTR5.2.1)	Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109 /EC) (DTR5.1)	Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109 /EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BRB37M78		Below 5%		Below 5%


SUBTOTAL 8. A	Below 5%		Below 5%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109 /EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date^x	Exercise/ Conversion Period^xi	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
Securities Lending			Below 5%	Below 5%


		SUBTOTAL 8. B 1	Below 5%	Below 5%

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date^x	Exercise/ Conversion Period^xi	Physical or cash settle- ment ^xii	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights



			SUB- TOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an “X”)
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer^xiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity^xiv (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Name^xv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
See Attachment

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional information^xvi

BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

Timothy Dudley

020 7743 3650

Place of completion	12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
Date of completion	30 November, 2017

Section 9 Attachment
Name^xv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.
BlackRock Fund Advisors
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.
BlackRock Fund Advisors

BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
BlackRock Canada Holdings LP
BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

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